Vienna Capitals
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| City | Vienna, Austria |
| League | ICE Hockey League 2001– |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Home arena | Steffl Arena (Capacity: 7,022) |
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| OwnerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Hans Schmid |
| General manager | Franz Kalla |
| Head coach | Marc Habscheid |
| Captain | Mario Fischer |
| Website | Vienna Capitals |
| Franchise history | |
| 2001–2011 | EV Vienna Capitals |
| 2011–2017 | UPC Vienna Capitals |
| 2017–2019 | Vienna Capitals |
| 2019– | SPUSU Vienna Capitals |
| Championships | |
| Austrian Champions | 2 (2005, 2017) |
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The Vienna Capitals are an Austrian professional ice hockey team that participate in the ICE Hockey League. Founded in 2001, the Capitals play their home games in Vienna, Austria, at Steffl Arena. In the 2004–05 season, the Capitals claimed their first Austrian Championship in defeating EC KAC.
History
The Vienna Capitals were founded in 2001, after the disbandment of Wiener EV in 2000, to continue the legacy of ice hockey which has been present in the federal capital since 1914. They began competition in the EBEL in the 2001–02 season, under coach Kurt Harand. With good performances, they established themselves in mid-table and finished the end of the regular season in fourth place. In the quarterfinals, the Capitals swept the Graz 99ers 4: 0 before losing in a sweep to EHC Linz in the semifinals.
In their fourth year of competition, with Jim Boni now the head coach after the disappointment of the previous seasons and a revised squad, the Capitals claimed their first Austrian title in the 2003–04 season. Behind the acquisition of goaltender Frédéric Chabot, the team managed to form a tight-knit unit and ended the regular season top of the league with eight points ahead of the runner-up, The EC KAC. In the semifinals, the Capitals defeated EC VSV in four games and met EC KAC in the final. The first six games of the final series were won by the respective away team, before Vienna won the seventh game 6-2 for their first league title in their history, and the first Viennese club to win in 43 years.[1]
In the following seasons, the Capitals made repeat semi-finals appearances; however, in more recent years the Capitals would suffer from a lack of developing prospects compared to other Bundesliga teams. This was because Vienna did not offer a consistent training facility, and team affiliate EHC Vienna ceasing its partnership. Beginning in the 2007–08 season, the league enforced a scheme that allowed each EBEL team the commitment of only five transfer card players; as a substitute, the so-called points rule was introduced. With the Capitals handcuffed by the lack of available talent Capitals president Hans Schmid tried abolishing the points rule in order to freely acquire players in the future. This sparked heated discussions among the clubs, where it was argued according to the EU labor rules that every hockey player should be allowed free choice of employment, of which any regulations would be illegal.
In preparation for the 2011–12 season, the Capitals competed in the 2011 European Trophy for the first time in franchise history. They would win just 1 game out of 8 to finish last in their division.
Venue
The home games of the Capitals were played to crowds of up to 4,500 spectators at the comprehensive Albert Schultz Eishalle in Vienna's Danube City. In February 2009 it was announced that the capacity of the hall would be expanded to 7,000 spectators with a retractable roof.[2] Renovation work began after the 2008–09 season and was completed before the 2010–11 season to the cost of 40 million euros. In addition to increasing seating capacity, a parking garage was built and new video screens and VIP boxes were installed.
The Capitals have been the EBEL's best drawing club in attendance, pulling in an average of 4,800 over the years.
Players
Current roster
Updated 5 September 2024.
| No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | 25 | 2016 | Vienna, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | L | 23 | 2019 | Vienna, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | L | 30 | 2023 | North Oaks, Minnesota, United States |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | R | 30 | 2024 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". (C) | D | L | 37 | 2012 | Vienna, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | R | 27 | 2023 | Marwayne, Alberta, Canada |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | L | 23 | 2022 | Vienna, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | R | 31 | 2022 | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | L | 29 | 2014 | Vienna, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | RW | R | 34 | 2017 | Zell am See, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". (A) | D | L | 36 | 2023 | Vienna, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | 34 | 2024 | Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | R | 26 | 2024 | Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | 32 | 2024 | Oakdale, Minnesota, United States |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | L | 29 | 2021 | Villach, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | R | 34 | 2024 | Imperial, Missouri, United States |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | L | 25 | 2016 | Vienna, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | L | 25 | 2021 | Vienna, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | 26 | 2024 | Ptuj, Slovenia |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | R | 25 | 2016 | Vienna, Austria |
| – | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | R | 31 | 2024 | Hastings, Minnesota, United States |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | LW | R | 24 | 2023 | Vienna, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | L | 23 | 2021 | Vienna, Austria |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | L | 27 | 2024 | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | Script error: No such module "sort". | Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | L | 24 | 2023 | Vienna, Austria |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vienna Capitals profile". Champions Hockey League. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Capitals get new hall for 7,000 fans". Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
External links
- Vienna Capitals Official Website (German)
- Vienna Capitals Results current results of the Vienna Capitals
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